by Nasir Hussain It was an afternoon in May, Streets of Lahore were burning hot as the raging winds blew. I was getting ready, with my roommates anticipating & excited about my date as much as I was, I booked a ride on Indriver. The car arrived, I called Anne, […]
Fiction
Other Side of the Road
by Rinu Antony Resigning from her job wasn’t easy. She felt choked up and teary for days. But she had no choice. Every day she felt as if she was standing in a crowded bus without a pole to hold and support herself. Uncertainty could be frightening. But leaving her […]
The Good Brother
by Shruti Tiwari The first time I saw him after five years was on the porch of his house, talking to the police. He wore the same white shirt and khaki pants he wore on the day he left for the big city. It seemed that no time has passed. […]
The Shell of Marsambhi
by Archana Shivmani Rao At the Government hospital near the Vallanadu wildlife sanctuary, there is a feeling of everything moving in slow motion. The chief doctor has his own enormous bungalow, somewhat segregated, and the rest of the staff, doctors and administrative, live in allotted quarters within walking distance of the […]
Return of a Favor
by Sreelekha Chatterjee The taxi came to a screeching halt, intruding on the flow of my thoughts. “We have reached, sir.” The driver said, observing me in the rear-view mirror. I looked out the window. The white three-storeyed house stood before me in its usual glory on the bright May […]
Just an Ordinary Rainy Evening
by Sushma Doshi The evening sky is dark with angry thunderclouds. The rain lashes against the window panes of the car. I sit in the backseat of the car and watch the wipers moving up and down. The driver maneuvers the car through a vegetable market avoiding the puddles and […]
A Debt Settled
by K.S.Subramanian He had seen evenings melt into the dark in the park where he always went for a siesta. He wanted to be alone sometimes, though he had his own circle of well-meaning but downcast friends who had strong reasons to be so. They also would come with him to […]
Social Fabric
by Snigdha Agrawal Shantala had swept and mopped the floor very carefully that morning. The cobwebs from the ceiling and corners were wiped clean. Paper decorations were strung on the wall where the wooden pyramidal-shaped Golu padi with five tiers was placed, looking forlorn. Soon that would change. The ladies of the […]
Nexus
by Adyasha Acharya The sky gleams with bright blue and pink beams of light. This is what you see when you look up from our planet, Nexus. It is the largest among all celestial bodies in the Andromeda Galaxy. However, the sight is one you can never get used to. […]
Rustic Essence
by Shyamal Mukhopadhay ~*~ An adaptive translated version of the story in Hindi ‘EK ADIM RATRI KI MEHAK’ by the late Phanishwar Nath Renu, one of the celebrated writers of Hindi literature. ~*~ Karma was not able to close his eyes – it was nearly midnight. He as usual was […]